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﻿How To Rip YouTube Videos Using VLC Player.
You won't believe how easy it is.
If you want to rip a YouTube video to your computer, you have lots of online options. Too many in fact to know which ones are better and more trustworthy than the others.
We have previously shown you a few sites which help you download videos and playlists, but that involves using other peoples servers, checking the page source, hunting for obscure download links, and dealing with endless NSFW pop-ups on other peoples domains.
Why bother with all that when you can quickly and effortlessly rip a YouTube video using a software app most people already have installed on their computer? I refer of course to VLC Player.
This example has been done on a MacOS laptop but the Windows method is very similar.
How To Rip a YouTube Video Using VLC Player.
Go to the YouTube page of the video you want to rip and copy the URL of the video.
If you haven’t already installed VLC Player, grab it from the website and install it. It’s free. When it’s installed, open it up and choose File – Open Network . On Windows, it’s Media – Open Network Stream .
In the box that pops up, paste the YouTube URL of the video you want to rip.
The YouTube video will now proceed to stream inside VLC.
If you are on a Mac, now click Window – Media Information . If on Windows, go to Tools – Codec Information .
At the very bottom of the screen is a very long link in the Location field. Highlight the entire link, right-click and select Copy .
Go to a browser and in the URL address bar, paste that long link from the Location field in VLC. The YouTube video should now start playing automatically in the browser. Right-click on the video and choose Save Video As .
By default, the youtube download with vlc video will be saved as videoplayback (without a format). So give your file a name and try first with an mp4 format. If that doesn’t work, then try avi .
Your file will now be downloaded to your computer in the quality youtube download with vlc that the original uploader provided it in. So picture and audio quality will vary.
Given how easy ripping a YouTube video was, who needs online converters and hunting through website page sources? I sure don’t.
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How to Download Video with VLC (YouTube Included)
It is likely that you have heard and used VLC media player for playing streaming videos. But it is more likely that you are fooled by its name вЂ” VLC media player is by no means a one-trick pony. Instead, it is a feature-packed powerful tool which is not only capable of youtube download with vlc playing streaming videos but also able to download videos from all the popular websites, like YouTube .
Today, you are going to learn about how to download video with VLC on Mac/Windows and solve a series of problems involved when using it all in one passage.
VLC's Hidden Feature вЂ” Download Video from Internet.
In fact, there are two methods to download videos with VLC. Here I will introduce the easier one. Please follow the steps below with VLC downloading a YouTube video as an example.
Step 1. Fire up VLC.
After installing VLC media player to your Windows or Mac, fire it up.
Step 2. Copy the Video URL from YouTube.
Go for the video on YouTube and copy the link from the browserвЂ™s address bar above the page.
Step 3. Paste the Video URL into VLC and Start Playing.
Click on "Media" > "Open Network Stream" in VLC main interface.
Then under youtube download with vlc the Network tab on the pop-up window, you should then enter the YouTube video URL that you have copied from YouTube. Press the "Play" button to start playing the video.
Click on "File" > "Open Network", enter the YouTube video URL and click "Open".
Step 4. Get and Copy Codec Information of the YouTube Video.
Hit "Tools" > "Codec Information" to copy the full URL besides the "Location" title. This is the direct URL of the YouTube video.
Select the YouTube video in VLC, hit "Window" > "Media Information". You are looking for the "Location" input box.
Step 5. Enter the URL into Address Bar and Download the YouTube Video.
Open a web browser page and paste the copied Location URL into the address bar before hitting "Enter" on your keyboard. More clicks of "Save" button might be needed after that, which depends on the video link and the setting of your browser.
Problems Tackled in YouTube Downloading Using VLC.
Now, have you learned about how to download YouTube videos using VLC yet? Don't worry if you encounter some problems when in practice. The first thing you need to do is to repeat the above steps more carefully in order to rule out the possibility of not following the right procedures. If that problem does continue to exist, you might need to read the second part of the passage. We have listed some common problems involved in saving video from websites with VLC and given out our solutions.
Problem 1:
"Sadly this didn't work for me. It downloaded the video but instead of getting a playable video I get a file called "file" in my download folder."
Solution A: Put an extension to the file name when it gives you "Enter file name", like ".mp4" or ".avi".
Solution B: Use a video converter to convert the file into ".mp4".
Problem 2:
"I could download some YouTube videos with VLC while others didn't work."
Solution: Check if the video is tagged "Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines)". If that is the case, the video will NOT download using the established method due to YouTube policies. There is no way of getting rid of it. So try VLC alternatives.
An Alternative to VLC for Downloading Web Video Including YouTube.
The built-in download feature of VLC cannot go without drawbacks since it is not an expert in video download. Indeed, some videos are highly protected by their website program and prevented from youtube download with vlc grabbing by VLC. To solve such a problem, I suggest you to try some online tools to download videos from popular websites for offline viewing.
VideoSolo Online Video Downloader is one of the best free online downloaders on the internet for grabbing YouTube videos. Aside from YouTube, it claims to support Facebook, Instagram, Dailymotion, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc. in almost all browsers and all operating systems including Mac/Windows/Android/iOS. With a clean and intuitive interface, VideoSolo Online Video Downloader is very easy to use within just several clicks.
In addition, VideoSolo now released a video downloader for Mac users which can also download Pornhub videos easily. But the Windows version is in the development.
You can take a try with it from the button below.
Follow the 3 steps to grab videos from the Internet easily with VideoSolo Online Video Downloader.
Step 1. Go to the page containing your loved video and copy the video link from the address bar above.
Step 2. Head to the VideoSolo Online Video Downloader homepage and paste the video link into the search box. Press the "Download" button to the right of the box to interpret the video.
Step 3. After deciding on the output format and quality, hit the corresponding "Download" button to the right hand. Then the browser immediately pops up a download dialog; if not, click the menu button > "Download"

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on the pop-up window, or right-click the mouse and select "Save as".
Hope the above information can settle your problems when downloading videos with VLC on your Mac or Windows. If you are not so satisfied with VLCвЂ™s inherent download function, your best bet is to try VideoSolo Online Video Downloader, which is quite easy and efficient to use.
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Download Online Video Using VLC Media Player.
VLC Media player is not only a great tool for saving online audio streams, but its features allow us to even download online videos. Online videos that normally play in browsers can be played with VLC Media Player. Additionally, those playable online videos can also be saved to your personal computer. Not many are aware of this feature.
The process of downloading online video from video hosting sites is quite similar to the process of downloading streaming audio. There are two methods that you can follow for this. They are explained below in detail.
To download online video using VLC Media Player.
Method 1.
Go to Media > Open Network Stream [CTRL + N] Enter the web address of your video. For this example we will use the liveleak video available at: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0fd_1384073534 Click on the little arrow right next to the Play button. A drop down will display. From there select the “Stream” option. [ALT + S is the shortcut.] The Source information will be displayed. Just click on next. In the Destination Setup step, make sure that the new destination is selected as File. Click on Add. In the Save file dialog box, click on Browse and navigate to where you want to save the video. Then give your video a name. In this example we will save it as an MP4 file, so the video name for this file is: video.mp4. Click on next to go to the next step. Make sure that the Activate Transcoding option is checked. In that option select “Video – H.264 + MP3 (MP4)”. This ensures that your saved video will be a H.264 video with MP3 audio enclosed in an MP4 container. As usual, hit Next. In the next option, just click on Stream. Downloading will start within moments. The seconds (timer) of VLC will begin to increase and the video position in the progress bar will also begin to move. You will know that your video has been downloaded once the Video progress bar moves to the end. After everything is completed,

you will find the full downloaded video in the location that you chose before.
* Note : Remember that most videos are subject youtube download with vlc to copyright. Download only videos which come with free license.
Method 2.
Using this method, you will get the direct link to the video. Then that URL can be used to save the file using your browser or a download manager.
Click on Media > Open Network Stream. [CTRL + N] Enter the video URL. For example: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0fd_1384073534 Click on the “Play” button. Once the video begins playing, go to Tools > Codec Information. [CTRL + J] Select the full URL from “Location” and copy it. [Right Click > Select All (CTRL + A)] and [Right Click > Copy (CTRL+C)]
You just got the direct link to the video. It is usually long. Example: http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/ll_a_s/2014/Nov/5/LiveLeak-dot-com-31b_1415195099-_1415195102.mp4.h264_270p.mp4?d5e8cc8eccfb6039332f41f6249e92b06c91b4db65f5e99818bdd6934846d8d3345a&ec_rate=230 Open your browser and paste the URL in the address bar. From the menu of your browser, select “Save page as” or just press CTRL + S. Give a file name, choose a file location and save it.
*Note : You can also use the URL and download it using your download manager.
15 thoughts to “Download Online Video Using VLC Media Player”
Neither method works for capturing a video that was livestreamed to FB. I own the video and it’s me performing so not a rights issue. Using Windows 10. Just doesn’t work.
Thanks a lot. I tried first method it’s working.
Multiple audio select option not available. Please add.
not even remotely close for the Mac VLC re3.0,
These methods work like a charm on most video-sharing sites, but they no longer work with the updated players LiveLeak uses. You can easily download videos there though, if you just disable javascript in your browser, then right-click and save the video.
That works on Safari! Thanks.
Both methods worked great! Thank-you!
I have also tried, Nothing works with vlc streaming. Both methods even failed to show the codec information. The download is publicly available. It does play out of sync there. So, i tried to play with vlc. No success.
Hi Ashish, I have tried through second method but i am getting error after final step. Actually My Video come after entering credentials and password. What i did is first login with my credentials into site and then start the video online. From the URL Bar,directly copy the url and follow Method 1. But it doesn’t work.Can you help me urgently.
I think that it wouldn’t work for videos that are behind a login and when it cannot be accessed publicly.